Granada Media claims that ITV is winning the ratings battle against the BBC, which has escalated since it was announced that BBC1’s 9pm news bulletin would move to the controversial 10pm slot (see BBC To Broadcast News At Ten).Before the autumn schedules kicked off, ITV claimed an 8.6% share point lead over the BBC. Since… Continue reading ITV May Be Winning In Autumn’s Ratings Battle
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) is to lift the prohibition on the advertising of services offering to diagnose, advise, prescribe or treat medical or health matters by correspondence. However, in order for licensees to accept such advertising material, staff who provide the remote services must be subject to regulation by statutory of recognised parties, including… Continue reading ITC Makes Changes To Rules On Medical Advertising
Reed Elsevier, the Anglo-Dutch publishing company of which Reed International is a part, announced the launch of a £70m internet investment venture last week (see Reed Elsevier Announces £70m Venture Fund). The news may have been a contributing factor in Reed International being one of the best media performers during the week. Despite falling 2p… Continue reading Sharewatch
October’s viewing figures from BARB for non-terrestrial channels in digital homes held fairly steady month-on-month, having slipped slightly during September, although these channels still command the lion’s share of viewing in digital homes (see Digital Round-Up – September 2000: Terrestrials Gain Share In Digital Homes).Among the terrestrial channels, ITV grabbed more of the remaining share,… Continue reading Digital Round-Up October 2000: ITV Makes Headway Across The Board
Reed Elsevier is to launch a £70m venture fund which will take stakes in emerging technology and internet companies. With Diana Noble as managing director, Reed Elsevier Ventures will focus on later stage and pre-IPO companies, primarily in the US and Europe, in key strategic sectors for the company, including: Technology such as navigation tools,… Continue reading Reed Elsevier Announces £70m Venture Fund
Future Network will launch its Official PlayStation2 Magazine 2 today ahead of the launch of the new games console later in the month. Future will no doubt hope the new title enjoys the same success of its stablemate Official Playstation Magazine. In the meantime, a new appointment has been made, in the form of Karen… Continue reading Appointments Brief
Mediatrader, the MediaTel Group’s on-line media trading service has launched a new section, with Emap Media as its first user. The section, called ‘Cross Media’, launches this week and taps into the growing trend for marketing proposals created using brands which span the multimedia spectrum.Derek Jones, MediaTel Group’s MD commented, “MediaTrader has grown rapidly over… Continue reading MediaTrader Attracts Emap As First User Of New Cross Media Section
Capital Radio’s full year results produced a favourable response from the market on their release yesterday (see Capital Plans More Brand Investment For 2001, As Full Year Sees 9.5% Profit Rise). Shares in the company ended up 12½p at £13.75.Things were less positive for Pearson, the worst media performer yesterday. Shares ended down £1.18 at… Continue reading Sharewatch
Capital Radio released its preliminary full year results today, revealing a 9.5% year on year rise in profit before tax, which reached £41.3m, compared to £38.3m last year. Radio revenues grew by 13.9% over the year, but the acquisitions of the Beat 106 (see Capital Buys Beat 106, Announces Online Plans) and Century brands took… Continue reading Capital Plans More Brand Investment For 2001, As Full Year Sees 9.5% Profit Rise
NTL released its third quarter results today, revealing a large increase in net loss, despite the fact that revenues rose to $830m, almost doubling year on year. Last year losses for the period were $278m, but this year has seen the figure almost treble to $770m. The company has put this down to the cost… Continue reading Subscribers To Digital TV And Internet Increase, But So Do Losses At NTL
